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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1919

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Mt. Dudley Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 3

The report of the mine manager of the Mount Dudley Gold- mining Company, No Liability, for the week ended January 11 states:-- We are now ready to start sinking at…

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Unrest Among Miners. Stoppage of Work Unlikely

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 4

Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, stated in the course of an interview yesterday that the federation has no intention to engage in…

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District Mining. Opinions of the Minister

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 3

Mr. J. G. L. Fitzpatrick (Minister for Mines) accompanied by Mr. Cambage, Under- Secretary, has spent several days this week in the district, inspecting mines and fields,…

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Warden's Court. Thursday. (Before Mr Helm, P.M., Mining Warden.)

Molong Argus · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 4

C. J. Brook's authority to enter certain land, the property of J. O'Donnell, "The Reeds," granted 24th July, 1918, was cancelled on his own application,…

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Ben Carver's Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 2

At the Mining Warden's [?] Hill End, Charles Machs and Part, applied for suspension of labor [?] cht[?]tons on gold lese[?] 286. Tamb[?]…

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Miners' Claim for Increase

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 2

In connection with the demand of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation for an increase in the rates of pay of 25 per cent., a conference of the representatives of the…

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Leadville Mining Field

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 4

The Minister for Lands, Mr Ashfond, has recently been in communication with the Minister for Mines, regarding the question of…

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French Vessel Strikes Mine. Five Hundred Lives Lost

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 2

The French steamer Chaproe struck a mine in the straits of Messina and sank in four minutes. Five hundred lives were lost, the…

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Mining at Sunny Corner. Visit by the Minister. Some Interesting Speeches

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 3

The Hon. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Mines, accompanied by Mr. C. W. Johnston, M. L. A., and Mr. Cambage, Under- Secretary, visited Sunny Corner on Thursday. The party…

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Dunedoo Copper Mines

The Gulgong Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 4

The first progress report of the above Company to the shareholder reads as follows:— Your Company held its first…

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State’s Gold Yied ONCE £2,660,846, NOW £[?]

The Gulgong Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 3

A mines Department return shows that the gold yield of the State for December was 9889 ounces of crude gold, equal to 9030 ounces of fine…

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Coal Trade Revival. Invincible Colliery to Resume Fuel Working

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 2

I am pleased to be able to report that there is a strong revival in the local coal trade, and if my information is correct, it is likely to be felt in Lithgow before very long. I…

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The Miners' Demands

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 2

The delegates from the Northern, Southern, and Western branches of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, with the executive officers, were expected to meet the colliery…

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Welsh Coal Miners' Wages Colliery Owners Protest Against Increase

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 18

The South Wales Coal Owners Association protests against the Miners' Federation demand for 30 per cent, advance in wages, which…

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Gold and Precious Stones. Inspector to Go to Lithgow

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 25

During a recent visit to Lithgow, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister for Mimes, promised to send an officer at an early date to inspect the…

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Gold Mining How It Is Being Encouraged a Prospector's Experience

National Advocate · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 1

Now that the Minister for Mines and Stale Treasurer, Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, has had every opportunity ot becoming personally acquainted with…

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Mining Applications

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 3

The following applications to enter private lands for mining purposes were received at the office of the Bathurst Mining Warden last week: John Paul Dover, Barry, for 5 acres, on…

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Miners Claim for Increase. Reply Within a Fortnight

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

Representatives of the coal owners and colliery employees mot in conference in Sydney on Wednesday to discuss the demand by the men for an increase of 25 per cent, in the…

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The Coal Trade. Early Lithgow Revival Not Expected

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

The local coal trade continues; normal-- that is to say the men continue to average [?] seven to eight days per fortnight. Contrary to recent custom, the men will work…

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Miners and Owners Confer. Increase to Be Considered Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 1

The conference between the miners representatives and the coal owners discussed the mens application for a 25 per cent increase in wages. At…

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